Shoe-cap.



W.- PASS.

SHOE CAP. APPLICATION FILED mus. 1911. f

Patented Nov. 6, 1917.

anw/wtoz g 31. in); Qttoguelj enns'ylvania', have invented certain new- To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I,,W1:Nnnr,m Pass, a citizen of the United States, resident of Exort, county of Westmoreland, and State of and useful Improvements in Shoe-Caps,.of which the following is a specificatlon.

This invention relates to improvements 1n the construction of shoe caps, and has as Its principal object the provision of a removable cap, whereby the front part of a shoe may be protetedirom and like disfigurements.

A further object is to provide the protect ing devices in forms which may be readily applied or removed without the use of any tools or appliances whatever.

' These and other like objects are attained by the novel construction and combination of parts hereafter described and shown in the accompanying drawing, forming a material part of this specification, and in which Figure-1 is a perspective view of a shoe 26. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectionalview taken arcuate resihent member adapted to be disindicating the application of the invention.

on line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail. 1 I

Fig. 4 is a similar perspective view showin a modified form of construction, and

ig. 5 is a fragmental view showing a section of the same.

Fig. 1 shows a conventional form of shoe consisting of'uppers 10, vamp 11, heel 12, and sole 13, the uppers being provided with common place fastenings 14.

*The improvements consist in a cap 20,

made of any suitablematerial, and which is shaped so that it can be passed'over the toe of the shoe, the extreme lower surrounded s of the cap being formed into a r0 led ading 22-adapted to enter the narrow annular opening 15, formed between the sole 13 and uppers 11, wherebythe cap is held in engagement.

In the form shown in Fig. 4, the material of the cap, in addition to the beading 22,v is turned reentrantly upon itself and doubled upward along the side walls 21, the

flanges 23 being secured tightly to the cap sides 21 as best shown in Fig. 4.

Copies of this limit in be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Washington, D. G."

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed April as, 1917. Serial No. 154,750.

abrasions, scratches perspectiveview of the cap in r Patented N (W. 6, 191

An additional stiffening orresilient ele-' ment 26 is inserted in the beading 22 causing it to adhere firmly to the crevlee between the uppers and sole of the shoe. Thus the toe cap is resiliently held'inposition and offectively guards the front'upper'portion of the shoe.

The operation of placing it in position will be obvious from the illustration, which merely consists, of grasping the toe cap and pressing it toward. the heel of the shoe,-

.whereupon-the beaded element 22 will become engaged with .sufiicient tenacity for ordinary wear, but obviously, can-be removed when desired.

Having thus described my invention, what .I' claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-:

'1'. A shoe cap comprising an in al are- .uate resilient guard member disposable over the upper front part of-a shoe, and means formed with the lower edges of said cap adapted to resiliently engage between the shoe upper and sole;

2. In a shoe cap, the combination of an posed over the upper front-part of. ashoe, a heading formed with the lower edges of said cap, said beading being adaptedto resiliently engage between the shoe uppers and'sole thereof, and a reinforcing integral lining extending from said beading where-.

by said member is materially strengthened along itsloweredges.

3. In a removable shoe cap, the combinaof said cap are held tothe shoe, and a reentrantly turned integral flange extending upward interiorly of saidcap beyond said beaded roll. 1 1

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature.

WENDELIN Pass.

commlleloner of latent. 

